Empathy has for a long time, at least since the eighteenth century, been seen as centrally important in relation to our capacity to gain a grasp of the content of other people's minds, and predict and explain what they will think, feel, and do; and in relation to our capacity to respond to others ethically. In addition, empathy is seen as having a central role in aesthetic Empathy has for a long time, at least since the eighteenth century, been seen as centrally important in relation to our capacity to gain a grasp of the content of other people's minds, and predict and explain what they will think, feel, and do; and in relation to our capacity to respond to others ethically. In addition, empathy is seen as having a central role in aesthetics, in the understanding of our engagement with works of art and with fictional characters. A fuller understanding of empathy is now offered by the interaction of research in science and the humanities. Empathy: Philosophical and Psychological Perspectives draws together nineteen original chapters by leading researchers across several disciplines, together with an extensive Introduction by the editors. The individual chapters reveal how important it is, in a wide range of fields of enquiry, to bring to bear an understanding of the role of empathy in its various guises. This volume offers the ideal starting-point for the exploration of this intriguing aspect of human life.
Empathy: Philosophical and Psychological Perspectives
Empathy has for a long time, at least since the eighteenth century, been seen as centrally important in relation to our capacity to gain a grasp of the content of other people's minds, and predict and explain what they will think, feel, and do; and in relation to our capacity to respond to others ethically. In addition, empathy is seen as having a central role in aesthetic Empathy has for a long time, at least since the eighteenth century, been seen as centrally important in relation to our capacity to gain a grasp of the content of other people's minds, and predict and explain what they will think, feel, and do; and in relation to our capacity to respond to others ethically. In addition, empathy is seen as having a central role in aesthetics, in the understanding of our engagement with works of art and with fictional characters. A fuller understanding of empathy is now offered by the interaction of research in science and the humanities. Empathy: Philosophical and Psychological Perspectives draws together nineteen original chapters by leading researchers across several disciplines, together with an extensive Introduction by the editors. The individual chapters reveal how important it is, in a wide range of fields of enquiry, to bring to bear an understanding of the role of empathy in its various guises. This volume offers the ideal starting-point for the exploration of this intriguing aspect of human life.
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Best chapters (for me): Currie's "Empathy for Objects" was top notch; Iacoboni's "Within each Other," an excellent summary by a pioneer in mirror neuron research; and finally Matravers' piece on "Empathy as a Route to Knowledge." A very fine collection, certainly to be compared most favorably against Einfühlung. Zu Geschichte und Gegenwart eines ästhetischen Konzepts. I'm waiting to receive a copy of a Suhrkamp anthology dedicated to the same subject, Kulturen Der Empathie, so there will be even Best chapters (for me): Currie's "Empathy for Objects" was top notch; Iacoboni's "Within each Other," an excellent summary by a pioneer in mirror neuron research; and finally Matravers' piece on "Empathy as a Route to Knowledge." A very fine collection, certainly to be compared most favorably against Einfühlung. Zu Geschichte und Gegenwart eines ästhetischen Konzepts. I'm waiting to receive a copy of a Suhrkamp anthology dedicated to the same subject, Kulturen Der Empathie, so there will be even more to discuss when the three are all taken as a ensemble and reviewed accordingly.
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